Saying no cilantro in English
How to ask for no cilantro when you order food.
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Polite: ask for no cilantro
US: cilantro, UK: coriander; also: Hold the cilantro.
Onion is okay.
…is fine = this is okay, keep it
To me, it tastes like soap.
taste like… = have a flavor like…; many people feel this, and genes may play a part
Blame it on science
Allergic? = Do you have an allergy?
Quick answers
Most common: what to say in English
Say “No cilantro, please.” — polite: ask for no cilantro. US: cilantro, UK: coriander; also: Hold the cilantro.
Remove only one thing: what to say in English
Say “Onion is fine.” — onion is okay. …is fine = this is okay, keep it.
Cilantro haters know it: what to say in English
Say “It tastes like soap to me.” — to me, it tastes like soap. taste like… = have a flavor like…; many people feel this, and genes may play a part.
Say it with confidence: what to say in English
Say “It's not me. It's science.” — blame it on science. Allergic? = Do you have an allergy?